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Software Engineer, Research Acceleration

Thinking Machines Lab· Research Infrastructure (ML Infra)
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA), Hybrid (New York, NY)$350k - $475kPosted 8mo ago

About the role

Software Engineer role focused on building libraries and tools to accelerate AI research, including evaluation libraries, RL training libraries, experiment tracking platforms, and research infrastructure. Collaborative role partnering with researchers to identify bottlenecks and deliver reliable, scalable tooling that accelerates research velocity.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and operate research infrastructure including evaluation frameworks, RL training systems, experiment tracking platforms, visualization tools, and shared utilities.
  • Develop high-throughput, scalable pipelines for distributed evaluation, reward modeling, and multimodal assessment.
  • Build systems for reproducibility, traceability, and robust quality control across research experiments and model training runs. Implement monitoring and observability.
  • Partner directly with researchers to identify bottlenecks and unlock new capabilities. Own research tooling like a product manager, proactively seeking feedback and tracking adoption.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure, data, and product teams to integrate tools across the technical stack.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, engineering, machine learning, or similar.
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals with a track record of building reliable, maintainable systems.
  • Proficiency in at least one backend language (Python or Rust).
  • Comfort operating across the stack and owning projects end-to-end.
  • Experience in highly collaborative environments involving many different cross-functional partners and subject matter experts.

Skills

Required:Backend developmentDistributed systemsObservability and monitoringCross-functional collaboration

Benefits

  • generous health, dental, and vision benefits
  • unlimited PTO
  • paid parental leave
  • relocation support as needed
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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